Welcome to the Party
I wrote this song in 2004, shortly after I got my 12 string guitar. It is about shifting our perspective of life to realize that we have chosen to come here and have chosen to play the game. Here are the Lyrics.
Welcome to the Party
by Diane Dandeneau
Welcome to the Party
Welcome to the Game
I know it is crazy
It seems quite insane
But there’s something about it
That allures all the same
We’ve chosen to come here
Chosen to play the Game
So you buy you a ticket
And climb on the Train
It’s going somewhere
Life is the place
So you find you a family
Find your own space
Learn your new part
And walk out onto the stage
Create a story create a life
Searching for something wondering why
Welcome to the Carnival
Welcome to the show
You’ve been given amnesia
So you don’t know
That you write the story
You create the plot
You think you’re a spectator
Ha Ha! Sorry, you’re not
Wondering why we have come
Searching for something, could it be love?
We think it’s about winning
Making money, reaching goals
Protecting our own families
Playing out our roles
We live pursuing happiness
Buying things to fill our homes
It seems so illusive
We wonder why we feel alone
But we’re never alone
Wake up its time to come home
Finding the love
That lives in our hearts
Is all that there is
It’s all it’s about
So let’s change the story
and how we play the game
and take off our costumes
And walk off the stage
Remembering why we have come
Knowing that it is just to love
Welcome to the Party
Welcome to the Game
I know it is crazy
It seems quite insane
But there’s something about it
That allures all the same
We’ve chosen to come here
Chosen to play the Game
Knowing why we have come
Remembering it is just to Love
Knowing why we have come
Remembering we are all One
Diane Dandeneau, lead vocals, 12-string guitar; Erin Schey, organ, background vocals; Tyler Grant, 6-string guitar; Brian Schey, bass; Brian McRae, drums
